They also promise that there is still 'a lot of content at launch with even more coming via live service.' Excerpt from the company presser below: Responding to the qualms of players, EA has released an official statement explaining that their team is still adjusting Battlefront II's progression mechanics in order to give 'players a sense of accomplishment' as they continue to play the action shooter video game. This means that if one aims to unlock every single possible character in the game to fully experience the multi-era setting of the title without spending cash, he would have to devote weeks of playing the title, which a lot of players feel is a very impractical structure. In a Reddit threat started by TheHotter Potato, the Battlefront II player claims that it takes at least 2,395.97 minutes to unlock just one hero if you go by the 'credits earned based on time played.' Giving it context, the average multiplayer match takes about 10-15 minutes to finish and earns 250-350 points. RELATED: REY WIELDS A LIGHTSABER IN STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2 LAUNCH TRAILER

This is, overall, a good thing, as it gives players the option on whether they are willing to spend extra money or not, except for one glitch - it allegedly takes a ridiculous amount of time to access just one playable character.

Having said that, the developer maintained that overall status will still be mainly dependent on gameplay performance. This time, all DLCs are given out for free while microtransactions are introduced for those willing to spend cash to speed up their game progress.

Days before the sequel makes its grand debut, it is still marred by issues including the latest one pointed out by subscribers of EA Access, who are able to get first dibs on the game during its pre-release trial period.Ĭoming from a disappointing first iteration of the Star Wars tie-in video game, EA made the necessary changes to the sequel, including how they monetize it. Star Wars Battlefront II continues to struggle with its progression mechanism as fans start to air their grievances about supposedly having to play 40 hours to unlock just one hero.

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